She Got The Goldmine I Got The Shaft

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[Verse 1]
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Well I guess it was back in '63
When eatin' my cookin' got the better of me
So I asked this little girl I was goin' with to be my wife
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Well she said she would, so I said "I do"
But I'da said "I wouldn't"
If I'da just knew how sayin' "I do"
Was gonna screw up all of my life
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Well the first few years weren't all that bad
I'll never forget the good times we had
Cause I'm reminded every month when I send her the child support
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Well it wasn't too long till the lust all died
And I'll admit I wasn't too surprised
The day I come home and found my suitcase sittin' out on the porch
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Well I tried to get in
She changed the lock
Then I found this note taped on the mailbox that said
"Goodbye turkey. My attorney will be in touch" Mhmm
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So I decided right then and there
I was gonna do what's right
Give 'er her fair share
But brother, I didn't know her share was gonna be that much!

[Chorus]
            A
She got the goldmine (She got the goldmine)
          E
I got the shaft (I got the shaft)
     A
They split it right down the middle
              B
And then they give her the better half
        E
Well it all sounds sorta funny
       A
But it hurts too much to laugh
            B                   E
She got the goldmine, I got the shaft

[Verse 2]
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Now listen, you ain't heard nothin' yet
Why they give her the color televison set
Then they give her the house, the kids and both of the cars
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See? Well then they started talkin' about child support, alimony
And the costs to the court
Didn't take me long to figure out how far in the toilet I was
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I'm tellin' ya they have made a mistake
Cause it adds up to more than this cowboy makes
Besides, everything I ever had worth takin' they've already took
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While she's livin' like a queen on alimony
I'm workin' two shifts, eatin' baloney
Askin' myself, "Why didn't you just learn how to cook?"
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[Chorus]
                  A
They give her the goldmine, (She got the goldmine)
                 E
They give me the shaft (I got the shaft)
                  A
They said they're splittin' it all down the middle
    B
But she got the better half
         E
Well, it all sounds mighty funny
       A
But it hurts too much to laugh
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She got the goldmine, I got the shaft

[Solo] - this is a super complex multi-guitar harmony.

[Chorus]
                  A
Well, she got the goldmine, (She got the goldmine)
          E
I got the shaft (I got the shaft)
     A
They split it all down the middle
              B
And then they give her the better half
        E
Well, I guess it all sounds funny
       A
But it hurts too much to laugh
            B                   E
She got the goldmine, I got the shaft